News

See the online newsletter here: May News Link Yellow Dot ShopMay News 2024 New Markets First Thursdays in Del Ray New Hats and Scarves   King Street Pop-Up Opens     The first block of King Street, by the Potomac River now hosts our Maker's Pop-Up. Every Saturday and Sunday until the end of October, you will find local vendors between Mai Thai, Vola's, and the art space fronting the river. It is a lively scene with street performers and visitors from all over the world. We planned to open May 11th, but high tide hit at noon that day. Four...

Markets Open in April West End Farmer's Market is open in Ben Brenman Park in the Cameron Station neighborhood of Alexandria. April 7th was our first day back. We had chilly but sunny weather, and everyone was back and out walking.     I spent some of cold, rainy March painting my new cotton baseball caps. Three caps are already gone after Sunday's market!   Click the images to see them. Winnie The Pooh   I have been planning to illustrate Pooh Bear since he was released from copyright protection about a year ago. I went back to some of...

Hello from Ellen at Yellow Dot Shop, Now that we are past February, I am back at Old Town North Market on Sundays! My first day back was glorious, and I sold some of my new women's long sleeve shirts with my new design, and also my new t-shirts and bags. Recently, I met with Dr. Alfred Taylor in Arlington to get some of his books to put in Yellow Dot Shop. As we sat in Busboys and Poets, various Arlington dignitaries walked by, and some stopped in to say hello to Dr. Taylor. Turns out I was meeting with...

Welcome to my first newsletter for 2024! You have not heard from me this year, as I have been taking it easy and avoiding outdoor markets.   Thanks to all my wonderful customers and clients, Yellow Dot managed a modest profit in 2023. That went well with my plan for January, which was to put the quiet time to use, and have a break. Customers are exhausted from holiday shopping and generally stay home, so I planned a ski trip! We went to Western Pennsylvania to Seven Springs where I practiced my novice skiing and had a lovely time. Instead...

AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS Hello from Ellen! This December has been all events and last minute projects for the holiday markets. I have my new warm cotton scarves in new fabrics this year. They're all just over 5 feet long, to wrap and tie easily. Super soft brushed cotton. You can see above my new ornaments, and original screen printed art. I have new sweatshirts in four colors. And only one hat left, made from the Harris Tweed which I picked up in Scotland not long back. We have quite the event this weekend at Del Ray Artisans! Hope to see...